Bulgarian folklore
15 entries in the Bulgarian Folklore compendium.
Ala (demon)A female weather demon that destroys crops and threatens the Sun.Baba MartaBulgarian mythical figure who ends winter and brings spring.Bulgarian Folk SongsMiladinov brothers' 1861 collection of Bulgarian folk songs.DhampirHalf-vampire offspring of a vampire and a human.Ailing DojčinAiling hero who rose from sickbed to slay a tyrant.Folk Songs of the Macedonian BulgariansEthnographic collection of 335 female folk songs from Macedonian Bulgarians.Folklore and Ethnography CollectionSerial publication of Bulgarian folklore since 1889.Hitar PetarSly folk hero of Bulgarian and Macedonian folklore.Musa KesedžijaLegendary villain and rival of Prince Marko in South Slavic epics.KourbaniaChristianized animal sacrifice in Greece, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia, rooted in ancient and Byzantine…Prince MarkoDe jure Serbian king and hero of South Slavic oral tradition.RaskovnikA legendary herb that unlocks any lock or hidden treasure.Samodiva (folklore)Woodland fairies or nymphs of South and West Slavic folklore.SurvakaneBulgarian New Year's custom using a decorated stick for blessings.Vila (fairy)Slavic fairy similar to a nymph, ambivalent toward humans.
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